We always knew that England in November was potentially not going to be a great place to be in the camper but we had the added problem of not wanting to enter any EU countries as we wanted to use our full 90 days skiing in Austria. Tough life we know! 😉 So on aContinue reading “Tirana”
Category Archives: Europe 2023
Durrës
Albania is situated just north of Greece and just off the heel of Italy and as such would probably attract more tourists in the summer to come and enjoy the coastline along the Adriatic Sea. Unfortunately for us it was November and while warmer than most of Europe it was still a little cool butContinue reading “Durrës”
Berat
We awoke to beautiful sunshine on the morning of our trip to Berat. Considering we took a taxi from Tirana to Durrës as our last mode of transport we decided to go back to our favourite if not slower form of transport being the local bus to get us to Berat. Luckily for us theContinue reading “Berat”
Apollonia by bus
I think there is something quite fun about exploring a country by local bus. I am certainly not saying it’s for everyone or that it’s necessarily the best or quickest way to get somewhere but in a lot of the developing countries that we visit it’s the most used and most affordable way of gettingContinue reading “Apollonia by bus”
Berat to Lake Ohrid
Berat was our last stop in Albania before we headed off to North Macedonia. We were using the local bus system again and even though we had an idea of our route and how many buses we needed to take we both decided to get an early start as what we thought was an easyContinue reading “Berat to Lake Ohrid”
Lake Ohrid
Sitting at about 700m above sea level and stretching to depths of about 300m Lake Ohrid is billed as a “must see” when visiting the Balkans and I have to admit being quite taken with the first impressions of both the lake with the snow capped mountains surrounding it and the town of Ohrid itselfContinue reading “Lake Ohrid”
Pristina
At the start of the trip we didn’t know if we would make it to Kosovo but if we managed to have a few days up our sleeve we thought we would go and dip our toes in the water at the capital Pristina. Well we did have a few days before we left soContinue reading “Pristina”
Skopje
The bus trip from Pristina to Skopje was easy and took us through a valley where a loan from the world bank had meant that a dual highway bridge snakes its way down the valley towards the border with North Macedonia where it abruptly stops and becomes a single highway for the last 30 minsContinue reading “Skopje”
St Anton Am Arlberg 23/24
One of the things that helped me through my recovery was the determination to get to do another ski season and where better for us to go than St Anton in Austria where my brother had lived for about a dozen years and my sister had enjoyed a season too. The resort is huge andContinue reading “St Anton Am Arlberg 23/24”
Foray into Splitboarding
We had been patiently waiting since the start of the season to go on our splitboarding course and the week finally arrived. We were both equal parts nervous and excited and were glad we had a pre meeting the night before to meet our guide and the rest of the group and talk through whatContinue reading “Foray into Splitboarding “